Me and Bread: the definition of insanity
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New bread recipe - Fruit and Nut Breakfast Bread
Comments (49)Teresa, this bread is so good even after making major screw ups. Decided to try it in the bread machine on dough cycle with baking in the oven. Just as I was preparing to drain the fruit and add it, I found out a person I'd contacted about getting some fertile chicken eggs from to set under my broody hen had six for me. Out of show quality roosters and for free. And he said come and get them now. The bell rang for the addition of the drained fruit and nuts. I knew I hadn't drained the fruit enough, but I was in a hurry. Took off and halfway to my destination realized the dough cycle would be over a good while before I'd get back home. Sorry, but I really wanted those special eggs. The guy showed me all his show birds and got a lot of info from him. By the time I got back home I think the dough cycle had been done for two hours. I had a very wet dough that had risen in the pan then collapsed. Oh well, try to save it. Dumped it out on a liberally floured surface and kneaded in more flour, put it in the pans and let it rise. It did rise a little over the top of the pans.Tried my best and stuck it in the oven. It came out at 25 minutes completely done and beautiful except I didn't get the fruit and nuts distributed well. I've already eaten nearly half a loaf. Love it! Next time I think I'll add more cinnamon, follow the recipe on draining the fruit and not running out in the middle of it to get fertile eggs. Madonna...See Moreair conditioner noise drives me insane
Comments (12)I am sure the vibration noise played a big part. When I stand bare foot on the carpet underneath the air conditioner, I feel the vibration. Also the repairman said that the compressor blanket wouldn't help because the noise is the vibration. However, the repairman doesn't really seem to care about trouble-shooting the vibration. I had an appointment with the repairman next Wednesday and will take a look and discuss the options. By the way, it's not the association person I am dealing with. The repairman deals with the rental property management company, which in turn acts on behalf of the downstairs unit owner when the repair cost is under certain amount. Given that nobody in this mess has the incentive to solve the issue but me, I am driving the process and hoping to come up with a solution to alleviate my problem. Once I have an agreed upon solution with the repairman, I am going back to the rental property management company to tell them what we are going to do, and hope that the owner will agree. After all this is a low cost solution. It would be outrageous if the owner doesn't agree. I have been sleeping on the floor on my 2nd bedroom on a futon for a week now. Yesterday I attempted to stay in my own bedroom with earplugs again but I could still here the ringing/grinding sound which gave me a headache. Eventually I was driven back to the futon on the floor....See MoreMy family is driving me insane!!!
Comments (3)That does sound like a nightmare. What a mess. Did sister #1 end up returning the gifts? I can understand being upset, embarrassed and humiliated and not wanting to have to tell everyone and cancel the shower, but rather hoping it was pre-wedding stress. It was wrong of her but, IMO, at least a bit understandable. If she didn't return the gifts that is not understandable; that is just plain mercenary and wrong. How upsetting with sister #2. I don't think it's best to stop talking to her, though, as tempting as it might be right now. Definitely no talking to him, or about him, or about troubles caused by him.... but I think she needs to feel that there are still people there for her when she (hopefully) decides to leave him. As for why she is back with him, well, that's easy. All of you just don't understand him and won't give him a (nother) chance. No doubt he has assured her that A) He's sorry, B) It's not his fault because he was on drugs, and C) He'll never do it again. And he really means it this time! This time will be different! Her love will change him! And they'll all live happily ever after. We were the ones who had to help her pay bills when he ripped her off, we are the ones who had to drive her to the ghetto to pick up her car after he stole it and then sold it for drugs, I am the one who let her move in with her child so she could get back on her feet again after he left her in ruins. I think you need to have a family intervention, and explain that when, not if, he does it again, her child can (hopefully) stay with someone in the family, but she cannot. Explain that since she is a "big girl" who can do what she wants, that she is also going to be responsible for the consequences of her own choices, and that you are all not going to bail her out anymore. Is she aware that if she is living with a using drug-addict, baby-daddy or not, CYS is liable to come and remove the child from them both?...See Moreneighbor's fountain is driving me insane!
Comments (55)Red, that dang dog is driving me nuts!!!NUTS!!! I think he's a wonderful dog, really, and I didn't mind that he broke the fence down between our side of the house and yours, and that he now lounges on our deck, really that's ok, the baby loves him. BUT the 6 am barking when you go to work....that is frankly peeving me off!!! He wakes the baby every single morning and my baby isn't well. The only solid sleep he gets is between 6 am and 10 am, or that was the only solid sleep he got since you started letting the dog out... If I weren't moving next week I'd be on your porch in curlers tomorrow morning... (Ok maybe you don't live next door but sheesh that did make me feel better...if we weren't moving next week I'd have been on their doorstep by now. It's really peeving me off!)...See Moreplllog
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